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Celebrating Verner Suomi, the Father of Satellite Meteorology
2015, marks the centennial of the birth of Dr. Verner Suomi, educator, inventor, and scientist known aFather of Satellite Meteoro
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Seeing Satellites
Yes, you can see satellites from Earth, but it isn't easy.
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Ozone Hole Over Antarctica Reaches Annual Maximum
The 2015 Antarctic ozone hole area was larger and formed later than recent years, according to scientists from NOAA and NASA.
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Jason-3 Satellite to Bolster Hurricane-Intensity Forecasts, Continue Tracking Global Sea-Level Rise
Jason-3, the latest in a series of satellites that tracks the rate of global sea-level rise and can help NOAA more accurately forecast the strength of
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Shining a Light on Illegal Fishing
NOAA’s Satellites to Aid International Efforts toward Sustainable Fisheries. Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU)…
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Jason-3: Continuing Decades of Ocean Surface Measurements (Expanded Version)
The Jason-3 satellite, set to launch in 2016, will collect critical sea surface height data, adding to a satellite data record going back to 1992…
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GOES-R Gets Launched!
How will NOAA’s GOES-R satellite get from its current home in Colorado to Kennedy Space Center for launch in October 2016? Watch this fun video to…
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Satellites See Red, Blue and Green: Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms from Space
The use of satellites to track harmful algal blooms goes back nearly 30 years, to the fall of 1987.
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